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Windows 10's new Start Screen is completely customizable, but will take some time to give it some personal organization. read more Continue reading...

Pen users can now use these tools as a "first class input method" on Windows 10 based systems using the new Remote Desktop Universal Windows Platform app. read more Continue reading...

I found this interesting post over on this forum on how to run MSN Gaming Zone. That's the Internet games,Internet Reversi, Internet Hearts and other games that comes with Windows XP on Windows 7. Source:Last post on the thread...

More and more of our users are storing their files in more and more places. Whether that’s in cloud locations like OneDrive and Dropbox at home, or across network shares, OneDrive for Business, and SharePoint at work, the problems introduced are the same – it gets harder to access those files...

After installing Windows 10 Insider Preview build 10122 in a clean upgrade from build 10074 I was finally able to use Tablet Mode on a small screened device, the HP Stream 7, and this is about that experience. read more Continue reading...

Yeah so as the title says just upgraded to 8.1 Pro, Really happy with it so far ... Defiantly an improvement over Win7, Feels snappier, Wasn't a fan of the missing start button so a bought a program called Start8 its an amazing little tool that gives you a windows 7 style starts button so now i...

The Aero Flip 2D does not work anymore although the Flip 3D does . When I press Alt+Tab I only see the classic list of active tasks: And I cannot use the directional keys to select a task. Facts about the problem: Ø Only one user account is affected. Ø The Desktop Composition is...

Hi As everyone here probably knows I had issues with sound when I updated to Windows 8.1. Recently I've been running Windows 10 Technical Preview and my sound works fine. That is until I added Windows 8.1 Media Center to it. When I did that my sound problems returned just as they were before...

Hey everyone, Something strange has happened recently. I right clicked on my desktop to create a new folder, and got the following message: This is followed by a message stating that Windows Explorer has stopped working, Windows Explorer restarting, and a seeming return to normalcy. I was...

Press the Windows key+ R keys simultaneously to open the Run dialog box. Type control userpasswords2 in the run prompt and press Enter key. Click on your Microsoft account, uncheck the “Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer box”. Do the instructions and you are done. OK...

Alright, so one day i was being dumb, and decided it would be a good idea to follow one of those YouTube videos that lets you upgrade from Windows 8 to Windows 8 pro for free. I entered their given code, Windows told me it was acceptable so i went through with it. Later, it's constantly telling...

Today I finally took the time to look into the error that was preventing me from installing Windows 8.1, and I was easily able to overcome it after reading a short guide regarding two commands in command prompt. I was successfully able to install windows 8.1 as a result, and everything is...

I want to use the feature of System Restore Points but I don't want to use Volume Shadow Copies. Is it possible to disable the first but let the second feature be enabled? From what I read so far it does not become clear if this is possible at all. Are VSC a pre-condition to use SRPs? If...

Whilst on Desktop, > Top-Left, come down, Switcher Bar is out & all currently, active APPs are showing thumbnails... Lf Clk on said Bar & that holds. In other words, allowing one to view all live APPs and the Desktop simultaneously. Once the Desktop is clicked the Switcher Bar drops (back)...

Hi Am hoping someone can help me solve this riddle because it is driving me nuts. I do not use IE as my primary explorer! I installed SQL Server 2012 onto my PC to do some studying into SQL, but when I tried to launch Visual Studio it told me: "Visual Studio requires Internet Explorer 6.0 or...

Hi I saw this article, if it's true I'm all in to start beta testing it. http://winsupersite.com/windows-8/threshold-be-called-windows-9-ship-april-2015 I can't imagine that they wouldn't want to have a real beta testing, if they are going to make major changes and call it a new OS. I'm...

In Windows 7 Pro, once Speech Recognition is turned on, I want to invoke keyboard commands that have more than 2 keys. In Photoshop, for instance, Save for Web is Ctrl+Alt+Shift+S. If I say: Press Control plus Alt plus Shift plus S, nothing happens. Is there a way to invoke commands that...

Here is good news for everyone who loved and missed the Desktop Gadgets in Windows 8. Gadgets Revived, yet another alternative (and probably the best one) of Sidebar, is a very cool sidebar gadgets package with ALL original features like control panel items, Windows Search items and gadgets...

I am a new user of Windows 8. Can I presume that bookmarking a web site is similar to adding that site to my Favorites folder in earlier versions of Windows? If so, where do I access these bookmarks once created, and can they be merged with my Favorites folder? Gordon Houston, TX

A thorough walkthrough of how to do a clean installation of Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2. In this walkthrough, we use Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard Edition. This installation guide is part 1 of a larger feature currently in production, but will guide you completely through the initial...